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Re: initial value [message #171177 is a reply to message #171166]

Tue, 28 December 2010 22:34

Captain Paralytic
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On Dec 28, 7:06 pm, richard <mem...@newsguy.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Dec 2010 09:37:13 -0800 (PST), Captain Paralytic wrote:
>> On Dec 28, 5:20 pm, Helmut Chang <use...@helmutchang.at> wrote:
>>> Am 28.12.2010 17:30, schrieb richard:
>
>>>> $year=$_GET(yearID)
>>>> echo $year
>
>>>> Works just fine except for one thing.
>
>>> Don't think so.
>
>>> 1. $_GET is an array and elements in an array are accessed by square
>>> brackets:
>
>>> $_GET[] not $_GET()
>
>>> 2. As long, as yearID is not defined as constants, but you mean the
>>> string 'yearID', you should use '':
>
>>> $_GET['yearID'] instead of $_GET[yearID]
>
>>>> When the page is initially loaded, there is nothing in the space.
>>>> I want to show a year in the space as the default.
>>>> So that $year should have a value other than null.
>>>> How is that done?
>
>>> In initializing the variable with a default value:
>
>>> $year = 2010;
>
>>> if (isset($_GET['yearID']))
>>> $year = $_GET['yearID'];
>
>>> Helmut
>
>> Ahh but Richard and that other rather famous lady JRough don't program
>> in normal php. They use the infinite monkeys variant. That's the one
>> where you type random characters and hope that eventually a working
>> php program will be produced.
>
> Before I go asking questions here, I do tons of research. Do you know what
> a bitch it is looking for a simple answer through google? Weeding through
> hundreds of links that wind up having nothing to my benefit?
>
> Oh, but you're the expert and never ask questions.
>
> Even expert mechanics who work on multimillion dollar race cars carry
> manuals with them. Why? In case they don't have the immediate answer in
> their brain.

So true, which is why I constantly refer to the php manual.

A pity you don't do the same. Or if you do but you simply do not
understand it, that should be telling you something important.

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		initial value By: richard on Tue, 28 December 2010 16:30
		Re: initial value By: Luuk on Tue, 28 December 2010 16:44
		Re: initial value By: Luuk on Tue, 28 December 2010 17:08
		Re: initial value By: richard on Tue, 28 December 2010 17:15
		Re: initial value By: Denis McMahon on Tue, 28 December 2010 20:01
		Re: initial value By: Norman Peelman on Wed, 29 December 2010 00:20
		Re: initial value By: Norman Peelman on Wed, 29 December 2010 11:48
		Re: initial value By: Captain Paralytic on Tue, 28 December 2010 16:47
		Re: initial value By: richard on Tue, 28 December 2010 17:16
		Re: initial value By: Captain Paralytic on Tue, 28 December 2010 17:25
		Re: initial value By: richard on Tue, 28 December 2010 19:02
		Re: initial value By: Sherm Pendley on Tue, 28 December 2010 20:57
		Re: initial value By: Captain Paralytic on Tue, 28 December 2010 22:32
		Re: initial value By: Evan Platt on Wed, 29 December 2010 04:39
		Re: initial value By: Leonardo Azpurua on Thu, 30 December 2010 03:05
		Re: initial value By: Helmut Chang on Tue, 28 December 2010 17:20
		Re: initial value By: Captain Paralytic on Tue, 28 December 2010 17:37
		Re: initial value By: Luuk on Tue, 28 December 2010 18:04
		Re: initial value By: Kim Andr Aker on Tue, 28 December 2010 18:13
		Re: initial value By: Luuk on Tue, 28 December 2010 18:22
		Re: initial value By: Beauregard T. Shagnas on Tue, 28 December 2010 18:59
		Re: initial value By: richard on Tue, 28 December 2010 19:24
		Re: initial value By: Beauregard T. Shagnas on Tue, 28 December 2010 19:55
		Re: initial value By: Kim Andr Aker on Wed, 29 December 2010 07:15
		Re: initial value By: Evan Platt on Wed, 29 December 2010 16:57
		Re: initial value By: Kim Andr Aker on Thu, 30 December 2010 01:30
		Re: initial value By: richard on Tue, 28 December 2010 19:06
		Re: initial value By: Captain Paralytic on Tue, 28 December 2010 22:34
		Re: initial value By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Wed, 29 December 2010 00:04
		Re: initial value By: Tim Streater on Wed, 29 December 2010 22:41
		Re: initial value By: Chuck Anderson on Tue, 28 December 2010 20:41

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